Sea of Fire

Golden magic descended from the heavens like a holy light that purged all evil...

Boom!

The sacred golden pillar of light enveloped Sheris's body, and the violent magical power surged in waves, spreading outward layer by layer...

Ul shielded his eyes with his arm, revealing a sliver of vision as he squinted at the battle ahead.

This was his first time watching high-level Mages fight up close. Feeling the powerful magical fluctuations erupting between the two, Ul's heart churned with unease...

Neither Sheris nor Jelka had deliberately trained in physical combat, but precisely because of that, their mastery of magic was all the more astonishing—they had nearly reached the level of S-class Mages.

Rumble~~

The violent roar kept coming from ahead of Ul.

Ul wanted to take advantage of the two women's fight to escape, but every time he was about to move, he sensed a faint wisp of Mental Power locking onto him.

This left him utterly speechless!

Ul suddenly felt that his "convictions" were like a fart.

Every time he made a decision, something unexpected would happen right away, forcing him to change his mind.

The so-called "law of true fragrance" seemed tailor-made for him.

Jelka's magic was unique!

It resembled Take Over Magic, yet it was also different from Take Over Magic.

Unlike Mirajane, Jelka didn't take over demonic power. On the contrary, the power she took over seemed to come from "gods."

Not only that!

Mira's method of taking over demonic power involved possession, but Jelka merely took over the Magic Power of "gods."

In truth, whether "gods" actually existed in this world was explained vaguely in the original work, with only a few scattered descriptions.

But regardless of whether gods existed or not, the power Jelka was using right now couldn't be faked.

Both Sheris and Jelka fought with agile movements.

Their bodies, tempered by years of Magic Power, granted them formidable physical qualities. Though they couldn't engage in close combat, they could use these bodies to dodge enemy attacks more easily and seize the chance to counterattack...

Sheris and Jelka were fighting ferociously!

In Ul's view, the Magic Circles in the void ahead had never stopped appearing...

Jelka lightly tapped the ground with her staff, and instantly, five golden Magic Circles materialized behind her, arranged in a pentagram. Each Magic Circle radiated astonishing Magic Power, framing Jelka at the center like a holy angel.

As Jelka gently pointed her staff forward, the five Magic Circles behind her blazed with light simultaneously, shooting out five beams of light toward the enemy...

Sheris reacted instantly.

She leaped into the air, dodging the five beams. After losing their target, the beams exploded on the spot, leaving a massive crater in the ground.

After evading the attack, Sheris, still midair, quickly constructed a massive purple-black Magic Circle, casting its shadow over Jelka entirely.

Seeing this, Jelka's expression shifted dramatically.

Her staff danced rapidly, and the five golden Magic Circles behind her swiftly converged above her head. With a burst of terrifying Magic Power, the five circles connected into an even more peculiar magic formation, tightly protecting Jelka within.

Watching Jelka's movements, a twisted, gleeful smile spread across Sheris's seductive face!

"Die, Jelka!"

White Flame—Nether Fire Sea!

The Magic Power within the purple-black Magic Circle erupted instantly. Countless white flames rained down like a meteor shower, engulfing Jelka and the entire surrounding area...

This wasn't the first time Sheris and Jelka had fought; both knew each other's strength well.

In fact.

This spell was one Sheris had specifically prepared for Jelka. She was confident that even Jelka couldn't easily withstand this magic.

Because the nature of this spell was completely different from her usual flames.

Any object touched by the white flames within the "White Flame—Nether Fire Sea" would undergo two changes: first, it would be burned to ashes, and second, those ashes would eventually crystallize into ice.

That was the true power of the "White Flame" magic—it possessed both fire and ice attributes.

The white flames crashed down wildly, and soon the area beneath the purple-black Magic Circle became a sea of fire.

Seeing this.

The smile on Sheris's face grew even more manic...

But before she could revel for long.

Suddenly.

A burst of intense golden light erupted from the center of the white flames, illuminating the space. The dazzling radiance quickly dispelled the surrounding white fire, revealing the graceful figure within.

But when Sheris saw what was inside, the smile on her face instantly froze, her pupils contracting sharply as she exclaimed, "Impossible!"

The figure that appeared before Sheris was none other than Jelka. Compared to before, Jelka showed almost no change at all—aside from some damage to her gold-trimmed white nun's robe, there was not a single trace of injury anywhere else on her.

This situation was completely beyond Sheris's expectations.

Because according to her calculations, even if this spell couldn't directly kill Jelka, it should never have allowed Jelka to block it so easily.

Sheris was utterly stunned by the scene before her, her expression completely rigid, her eyes filled with disbelief.

And because of this, Sheris failed to notice that Jelka's pupils had now turned entirely golden.

Though Jelka, stepping out of the white sea of fire, appeared unchanged on the surface, if one looked closely, they would see that her gaze no longer held any trace of human vitality—it was filled only with majesty and cold indifference.

After walking step by step out of the white sea of fire.

Jelka waved her magic wand, and the five golden Magic Circles that had vanished behind her reappeared, converging before her and rapidly aligning in a straight line, gathering formidable Magic Power.

The next second.

A terrifying beam of light, over three meters in diameter, shot straight toward the area where Sheris stood, instantly striking her body...